Anime like Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In the kingdom of Tanbarun lives Shirayuki, an independent and strong-willed young woman. Her resourceful intelligence has led her become a skilled pharmacist, but her most defining trait is her shock of beautiful apple-red hair. Her dazzling mane gets her noticed by the prince of the kingdom, but instead of romancing her, he demands she be his concubine. Shirayuki refuses, chops off her lovely locks, and runs away to the neighboring kingdom of Clarines. There, she befriends a young man named Zen, who, SURPRISE, is also a prince, although with a much better temperament than the previous one. Watch as Shirayuki finds her place in the new kingdom, and in Zen’s heart.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Heterosexual , Medieval , Work , Historical , Politics , Agriculture , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TOKYO MX , Docomo Anime Store , Hakusensha , VAP , Marvelous , AT-X , Age Global Networks , TOP-INSIGHT , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved cousin Soo-won murders her father to claim the throne. She flees the castle to Hak's hometown and begins her new life.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Dragons , Royal Affairs , Ensemble Cast , Fugitive , Travel , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Mythology , Politics , Reincarnation , Revenge , Historical , Tragedy , Found Family , Male Harem , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Archery , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Orphan , Pirates , Gods , Crossdressing

Arte

Also known as Arte.

Studio: Seven Arcs , flying DOG , BS Fuji , Toei Video , TOKYO MX , KLOCKWORX , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Ray , MUSE , Asmik Ace , MediaNet , Coamix , Nikkatsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Florence, early 16th century. The birthplace of the renaissance era, where art is thriving. In one small corner of this vast city, one sheltered girl’s journey begins. She dreams of becoming an artist, an impossible career for a girl born into a noble family. In those days, art was an exclusively male profession, with woman facing strong discrimination. In spite of these challenges, Arte perseveres with hard work and a positive attitude!



Tags: Drawing , Female Protagonist , Historical , Foreign , Work , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Medieval , Seinen , Educational , Economics , Heterosexual

Niehime to Kemono no Ou

Also known as Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Pony Canyon , Crunchyroll , WOWMAX , Hakusensha , BS11 , Contents Seed
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The King of the Beasts and Demons regularly receives female human sacrifices to eat in order to assert the dominance of his people over the human race. However, for the 99th sacrifice, the human girl brought to the capital, Sariphi, intrigues the Beast King. In fact she isn't afraid of him or any other beast and even accepts her death without begging or crying as she has neither home nor family to return to if she were released. The King finds her intriguing and let her stay at his side as his consort despite being human. This is the story of how Sariphi will become the queen of the demons and beasts.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Politics , Monster Boy , Shoujo , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Magic , War , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Bullying , Demons , Revenge , Historical , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Fairy Tale , Love Triangle , Gore , Age Gap , Time Skip , Estranged Family , Kingdom Management , Primarily Animal Cast

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

Also known as My Happy Marriage.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , KADOKAWA , Square Enix , Bandai Namco Music Live , Toy's Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Despite being born into a noble family, Miyo lost her birth mother at a young age and grew up being abused by her stepmother, stepsister, and father.

When she finally receives news that she's to be married off, she finds out that her husband-to-be is Kiyoka, a soldier with a reputation for being cruel and heartless. In fact, he's had numerous previous fiancées who have all fled his household; none lasting even a mere three days.

Resigned to the fact that her family had abandoned her, Miyo knocks on the gate of the Kudou household to find herself greeted by a beautiful man with pale skin. Despite the poor treatment she receives from her husband-to-be during their first meeting, Miyo is unable to return to her old home and spends her time cooking and doing chores. However, as the days pass, Miyo and Kiyoka being to slowly open their hearts to each other...



Tags: Marriage , Female Protagonist , Bullying , Arranged Marriage , Historical , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , Shoujo , Super Power , Politics , Rehabilitation , Royal Affairs , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Gap , Military , Coming of Age , Fairy Tale , Guns , Clone , Makeup

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2nd Season

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair Season 2.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Second season of Akagami no Shirayuki-hime.

Tags: Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Historical , Medieval , Medicine , Heterosexual , Pirates , Work , Politics , Male Harem , Anti-Hero , Food , Swordplay

Koi wa Ameagari no You ni

Also known as After the Rain.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Dentsu , Aniplex , Fuji TV , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Akira Tachibana was once the ace of a track club, but an injury forced her to quell her passion for sports. Masami Kondou, a divorced father, had ambitions of being a writer and now manages a restaurant, where Akira works. It is the intersection of Akira and Masami’s seemingly disconnected lives that makes each of them reconsider and redefine everything about themselves.



Tags: Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Work , Restaurant , Urban , Athletics , Writing , Martial Arts , Classic Literature , School , Twins , Tanned Skin , Love Triangle

Maoyuu Maou Yuusha

Also known as Maoyu: Archenemy & Hero.

Studio: Arms , Genco , Animax , Sentai Filmworks , Kadokawa Shoten , flying DOG , Movic , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

After a long and treacherous journey, our Hero finally arrives at the Dark Lady's castle only to find himself being asked for help. The Hero explains how the war that the demons have brought upon the humans have killed thousands and put more in misery. The queen of demons however argues that this war has made the human society band together as one and showed empirical evidence how it has increased population, increased production, boosted economy and improved society overall. Furthermore, she explains to the Hero that ending this war will result in a civil war that will produce more bloodshed than there ever was. The Hero, convinced that the only way to bring peace, relatively speaking, is to join forces with the Dark Lady, agrees to help with her plans!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Politics , War , Economics , Kingdom Management , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Demons , Anachronism , Teacher , Monster Girl , Large Breasts , Marriage , Historical , Magic , Foreign , Maids , Educational , Age Gap , Love Triangle

Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu Suru

Also known as 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!.

Studio: OVERLAP , HORNETS , Studio KAI , Crunchyroll , MUSE , Docomo Anime Store , MAGNET , AT-X , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Rishe Irmgard Weitzner, a duke's daughter, has a secret: she died at the age of 20 and returned to the moment five years prior when her engagement was called off. She has already experienced this time loop six times and lived out those five years a different way each time, as a merchant, a doctor, a maid, a knight, and more. Now, on her seventh go-around, she's determined to live to a ripe old age and spend it relaxing. But the moment she flees the castle with that decision in her heart, she runs into the infamously cruel crown prince of a rival kingdom, Arnold Hein. He happens to be the one who killed her during her life as a knight, but now, he seems to have taken a bizarre liking to her... and begs her to become his wife. Thus, in order to stay alive and prevent a war, Rishe utilizes her previous experiences to kick off her seventh life as the bride of an enemy nation's crown prince.



Tags: Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Time Loop , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Manipulation , Reincarnation , Shoujo , Estranged Family , Foreign , Ojou-sama , Politics , Marriage , Kuudere , Economics , Swordplay , Medicine , Tomboy , Horticulture , Villainess , Alchemy , Urban , Maids , War , Agriculture , Crossdressing

Lovely★Complex

Also known as Lovely Complex.

Studio: Toei Animation , TBS , TAP , Discotek , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm. To add to their plights, their crushes fall in love with each other, leaving Koizumi and Ootani comically flustered and heartbroken. To make matters worse, they're even labeled as a comedy duo by their homeroom teacher due to their personalities and the stark difference in their heights, and their classmates even think of their arguments as sketches.

Lovely★Complex follows Koizumi and Ootani as they encourage each other in finding love and become close friends. Apart from their ridiculous antics, they soon find out an unexpected similarity in their music and fashion tastes. Maybe they possess a chemistry yet unknown, but could love ever bloom between the mismatched pair?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , School , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Tomboy , Netorare , Basketball , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Gender Bending , Femboy